@Knight of Doom,

That clears all our queries up; she's accepted. I'll post her across into the character section once I have the chance.

Morning everyone!

Okay, last night I did a bit of thinking, and while I love the way the roleplay is going with everyone getting along, people have individually brought up with me a few points over the last few days so first things first; starting from today I will be putting a limitation on characters, at this point, I think that until things start to settle down and some arches (being planned out) are played through we just need to settle on this. The limitation for characters is now going to be three, and will indeed start from today onward; those who already have over this amount of characters may keep them, but until further notice will not be permitted to make any more unless knowledge of such things has been brought up with both myself and the lovely Co-GM’s prior to this notice. This does not mean that any character in the works prior to this day, and that I had knowledge of is automatically rejected or must be tossed aside… I am not that cold-hearted or mean. Any new character CS’ that were brought to my attention before I put this notice up are safe, and will be treated exactly how they would have before this limitation.

To those who might think that I’m restricting everyone to purely collaborations… this is not the case, I personally find them a little easier when you know there’s a lot of ground to cover, and I do ask that you use them if you know that something is going to spam the IC- but I am not saying you have to use them for everything; so if you want to go and throw up a solo post, go ahead, I’m not going to stop you. The IC is dull and boring without them; they add flavor and flair, and they tell us a hell of a lot about your characters- not to mention about how they think. However, just know that we will be using collaborations for Quests, as it follows a certain group of demigods; it will also make it easier to keep it all together. We just gotta remember to keep a healthy balance.

Ideas, plots and story arches. Come at me! If you have an idea that you think is good, if you have a plot that will be fun; if you have a whole story arche in mind filled with drama, romance and all that jazz- then tell me about it! I want to hear your ideas! This roleplay is not just for me guys, it’s for you as well; and I love more than anything to hear your ideas and to try and help make them a reality! All you have to do is talk to me or one of the Co-GM’s- we have white boards! We will write it all down and bring it to each other’s attention during our chit chats! And then we will start working on making it a reality!

I know that we may have only started up; and that yes, right now we have a single quest going that’s will leave a lot of the demigods at camp- but don’t worry because I’ve been thinking about that too, and while at the moment I may not feel the most confidence as your GM in running two quests at once at this stage in time, I do have other ideas and options in my mind as a compromise of sorts. All I ask is that you be patient, and that you trust me on this one. Once the first quest is done; I will be working my brains for so many more to throw our demigods on; and if you have an idea for a quest, well throw that my way too!

This was something that I wanted to implement in my last roleplay; however due to certain circumstances, I was never able to do so completely. Halloween, Christmas, Easter, New Years- our characters will be able to experience it all; some of them, even helping to run the show. There will be three days over each holiday that we would celebrate where all progression (at least for Halloween, until we hit the right pace) will be put on hold. So for example: the 30th of October, the 31st of October, and the 1st of November will be no progression days in this roleplay- everyone will stop what they’re doing, whether that be a quest, whether you’re in the middle of a capture the flag match; everything. And over those three days (though admittedly, I personally might need some help with this as it’s not a holiday celebrated in Australia) our characters will celebrate Halloween in great demigod fashion. Once the three days is up; roleplay for progressions sake will resume from where it had been left off. After that- we will be sure to schedule any games, quests, ect. on days leading up to and away from holidays so that we won’t have to worry about effecting progression. I also have an idea involving birth dates, however that is something that will be introduced after the New Year.

Now, you’re right. You’re all perfectly right; just because most of us have Skype does not mean that we are to ignore the OOC. We all do it, I’m a culprit of this too- we get familiar, and we fall into a pattern of ignoring it while we talk to each other; even if we don’t mean for it to happen, it just does. But we all need to remember that not everyone in this group has a Skype account, and we don’t want them, along with any other people thinking that we’re dead; so let’s start posting in here just a little more than we do now- we don’t have to quit Skype, we can keep our… interesting (<-only word I could think of) group calls; however I would like for everyone, including myself, to post in the OOC a few times a day just to get into the habit once more. This way everyone feels included in group chats, rather than just the few.

Alright- I believe that’s everything I have to cover for now. In regards to my last point; once you’ve read this, please let me know by posting a response to it here in the OOC… even if that response is as small as the word ‘read’ I’ll be happy- means we’re getting somewhere, and that we’re all willing to try this out. If you have questions about anything I’ve just put up; feel free to post them up too if not, contact me directly in one way or another.

Thanks for your patience and co-operation!

Love you awesome nerds,
Vicier~

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Name: Virgil Ponce DeLeon
Nick-Names: Virge, Lion, Stretch
Sex/ Gender: Male
Age: Eighteen
Place Of Origin: Oakland, California
Camp Cabin: Cabin Thirteen- Hades

Appearance - Eighteen Years Old:



Relationship Status: Single
Sexuality: Straight
Partner: None
Godly Parent: Hades
Human Parent: Lisette Ponce DeLeon(mother), Grandma Edna (grandmother- real parent)
Siblings: None
Legacy: Unknown, if any.
Pet/s: None
Other: (Sister)Erin Marie Chase, does not know anyone else at camp, being completely new.



Personality: Virgil grew up fending for himself, for not long after her dalliance with his father, Hades, Lisette was hardly fit to be a mother. He grew up with an abiding anger at drugs and the users that took them. His grandma raised him to be a boy of honor and integrity, to help when he could, but keep his nose down when he knew he shouldn’t. Many times he’d had to run away from what he thought was bullying, when it was in fact a mugging. His nearest brush with death had been the bullet that nearly tore through his shoulder, leaving a gouge along his shoulder muscle. His grandma had beat him nearly senseless when she found out he would be okay. Virgil knew she was just scared and had simply pulled her into a strong hug, taking comfort in her presence.

He’s a studious sort, always wanting all the details before making a decision or judgement of a person or subject. He is loath to let anyone get close, in case they turn on him like some of his old friends had in his neighborhood

Caution and anxiety now rule his thoughts, thinking that there might be a threat around every corner, in every person. After a few run-ins with a few unsavory characters, he’d sworn off anyone that didn’t first prove themselves through fire and trials. He’s not known to have a temper, but is quick to retaliate or retort to someone’s challenge or insult. Never one to take things lying down, he possesses a strong will that is slow to recover after his recent tragedies. Not known by many, Virgil is also an extremely sentimental person, often putting in great stock in small gestures and favors that come unasked. If someone were to sit down with him in a moment of vulnerability Virgil will accept support from anyone patient enough to deal with his near catatonic state of grief.

Skills: Virgil is a fair writer, a decent sketcher, and a paramount athlete. His particular talent is hoops, winning many a game on the blacktop in Oakland. It was the money won in these games that allowed him to fund his needs as he fled across the country.

He has all the powers afforded to a child of Hades, but doesn’t know how to use any but Shadow travel, of which he finds particularly easy and not very taxing at all. Yet his nonstop flight across the United States put him at the limits of his abilities, using it continuously for battles and escape, jumping large distances. Eventually he was limited to much shorter hops as his stamina was drawn to its outer limits.

Biography: Virgil was born to a single mother, a once glamorous actress that quickly slid down the dirty side of the business. With a raging coke addiction, she spent most of her earnings before he’d even grown out of diapers. She kicked the habit, finding work in small time commercials, finally breaking back into the scene and rarely having time for her son because of it. Eventually, business slowed as he drug abuse came back and the wear began to show on her beauty. Soon, they were back to the slums of Oakland, back to Lisette’s roots with Virgil in tow.

Lisette had always been attractive and she made use of her little remaining beauty, the only way she knew how… hooking. It wasn’t soon after that she was chasing the dragon’s tail and addicted to heroin. Virgil was five turning six when the worst of it was fully underway. Once, he’d escaped their garbage strewn apartment, finding his mother in the side alley between his tenement and the next, a needle still in her arm as the euphoria filled her body. It was obvious, even then to the young boy, his mother didn’t care about the world around her anymore. Wasn’t the mother he’d once known and loved. He began beating her shoulders and crying, urging her to come back home! He was hungry, tired, and needed his mother!

Child Services were called and Virgil was placed with his Grandmother forthwith. From that tender age onward, he lived with his sweet old Grandma Edna. She took him in with open arms and a warm heart, but with stern rules. His grades never slipped below a B+ again, most often finding Virgil on the honor roll. He now had all the food he could want, his grandmother an excellent cook. Even with all of her rich soul food cooking, Virgil was still fit and strong, not a trace of body fat. Edna always chalked up to her good genes, but Virgil had always suspected differently. His grandmother wanted to protect him for as long as she thought she could.

At the age of eighty-two, Edna was diagnosed with leukemia. Seven months went by after the initial diagnosis and her treatments seemed to be going extremely well. Her doctors were hopeful, optimistic even, yet Virgil couldn’t help but feel differently. Somehow, he knew, his grandmother would die, on his birthday no less. Soon, that fateful day came. He knelt beside her bedside, holding onto a hand that was far too thin. Edna had been a rotund woman and strong in body and soul. It was a wonder she’d survived as long as she did, something that the latent powers of Virgil had a hand in. His subconscious desire to keep his grandmother stayed her death for as long as was even unnaturally possible.

Hours they sat in silent vigil, waiting for the fated time. In the final minutes of her life, Edna finally revealed Virgil’s true heritage, the divine blood of Hades that coursed through his veins. Even as she told him, the dark purple glow of his father’s symbol appeared above his head, floating there without any source other than itself. He wondered at it… until the weak grip of his grandma’s became nonexistent. She had passed away seemingly between beats of his heart and in that moment, Virgil felt more alone than he ever thought he could. Yet even before the true breadth of grief could consume him, an odd sound of scraping and cracking resounded from the ceiling!

Between blinks, the roof was ripped from its holding and a blood-chilling screech filled the air. Virgil began to shake as wide eyes laid on the very first monster, but certainly not the last he’d know. A drakon had come for him and he could see many shadowy shapes all about the night sky. He felt the strength of the shadows then, his awareness of his demigod abilities manifesting in the first ability a child of Hades might utilize, Shadow travel. He managed to get on top of the drakon, flung around by wild bucking as if it were a bull. He flew through the night air, catching a hold on two spines on the drakon’s tail. He snapped one off and managed to climb its spine, eventually digging its own bone into its eye and crumbling the beast into dust!

Thus started Virgil’s desperate escape to Camp Half-blood, his new home, and the only place he had family left.



Weapon/s: A minotaur horn and a drakon bone
Weapon/s Name: none
Weapon/s Type: Improvised
Attributes: None





Other: Cross-dressing Zeus!



Theme Song:
For Whom the Bell Tolls- Metallica

Well good morning/afternoon everyone! How goes it this fine day? :D

Morning guys! How are we all today? :D

Living & Breathing - the usual :P Gonna try and get my intro for Simon and Roy up today, if I can.

any possibility you guys could accept another person?

I believe we have room to accept one more person, yes :)

yay! Ill get to work on my character immedietly

@Wintergrey
After discussing your CS with the other co-GM/GM, we have decided to accept Adam on a few conditions. First off, his Relationships tab will need a little editing. First off, Ky' vie would be Adam's half-sister, not cousin. Second off, Erin would not be his close friend due to the fact she's barely friends with her own childhood friends :P Third, Logan is the son of Jupiter, not Zeus. While this may be a minor detail, calling him Zeus-son to his face will result in a major ass-kicking XD And lastly, Aella would not be Adam's best friend as she literally just arrived to camp lol.

As for his backstory, while there's nothing explicitly wrong with it, there definitely needs to be elaboration in some places, especially regarding Adam's relationship to Virgil and his mother's death. Likewise, not only is it doubtful he'd be able to get a job below 16 due to child labor laws, but also he'd legally require schooling, otherwise Social Services would have take him away.

Once these are edited I can say with full confidence that he is accepted! :)

@Ghost Shadow Thanks! I'll get to work on those topics you mentioned immediately.

Editted. I'll take another look into the background tomorrow, to see if I can elaborate. For now let me know what you think.

@Wintergrey
Okie doke, Relationships looks pretty good. I like the idea that he has 2 secret crushes/attractions. Could make for some fun mini-archs along the way. Once the backstory's edited a bit we can add him over to the Character section and you can get started on an intro! :)

I edited and added a bit more to the backstory. What do you think about the new part i added in about the drug gangs? Also what has happened so far in the story, for when I get accepted?

@Wintergrey
Everything looks pretty good, but Calista's poster just wishes you to change the relations status from Good Friend to at most an Almost Friend, but doesn't mind the love interest at all.

On the subject of the gang, did you want it to be a cartel, or just a street gang that peddles drugs? Gangs are a lot like a family in and of itself and there are some things that need to happen for you to be in a gang. He'd need an initiation into the gang, to prove his loyalty and he would have been told about the implications of being in the crew. If you want or need ideas, send me a PM and we can talk about it. This is more for accuracy than anything else, since the gangs wouldn't be so casual as to bring someone in just for the muscle, so to speak. They want strong people, yes, but they want loyalty until death first and foremost!

Otherwise, it looks great and will probably be accepted with just the edits to relations with Calista.